"I thought I lost everything when I became alone nine years ago," said Hideo Kojima, referencing his departure from Konami.
During the SXSW 2025 panel, Kojima described the character as so ridiculous that players will throw their controllers away by the end.
"Neil is an important role that replaces Cliff from Death Stranding 1. The fans would not be satisfied unless the casting surpassed Mads."
The concert tour will go all over the world, kicking things off in Sydney in November and wrapping up in Toronto in 2026.
Pre-orders go live on March 17th, with all editions receiving three different in-game Skeletons and a custom Quokka hologram.
New 10+ minute trailer debuts, featuring new weather conditions, massive B.T.s, and more, with pre-orders starting on March 17th.
Sony will also sell a $229.99 Collector's Edition of the title in North America and Europe, a prominent leaker claims.
The action-adventure title's store listing also mentions a unique and explorable world and exciting and adaptable combat.
Hideo Kojima says it "revolves around the music" and pieced together "mostly in my head - during flights and commutes" before editing.
Kojima celebrated the work with the actors involved in the scene, but went on to say that there is still plenty of Japanese voice work still left.
Game director Hideo Kojima has continued teasing a new trailer for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach by revealing that he is still editing it.
Game director Hideo Kojima will "discuss and share new details" at SXSW 2025 on the open world title, which is due out later this year for PS5.
Hideo Kojima has continued teasing the next trailer for Death Stranding 2, announcing that this one is currently in the main sound mixing stage.
Kojima is "sitting at the editing desk for the first time in a year", and possibly implying a trailer at the rumored upcoming State of Play.
As part of her role in Death Stranding 2, Shioli Kutsuna had to work on voice acting, as well as getting 3D scanned to provide facial capture data.
Kojima Productions founder Hideo Kojima discussed how development is currently in its most physically and mentally demanding phase.
Scanning and filming for OD were suspended in the second half of 2024. Physint's casting was also suspended due to the ongoing strike.
Besides Death Stranding 2 and OD, Kojima Productions has a third game in early development. Titled Physint, we have no official information on what it will be, but we do have a few theories.
The famed game director will be presenting one of the awards at the event later this week, it has been announced.
O'Brien previously appeared as a side quest character in 2019's Death Stranding, and will be appearing in another future Kojima Productions project.
